Blade holder



Sept 3, 1929. CROWLEY 1,727,169

\ BLADE HOLDER Filed Sept. 22. 1926 Q 7 INVENTOR. T'mal/lyp crowzey ATTORNEYS.

Patent d Sept. 3, 1929.

TIMOTHY F. CROWLEY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BLADE HOLDER.

Applicationfiled September 22, 1926. Serial No. 136,959.

This invention relates to a blade holder which is suitable for clamping any type of safety razor blade and to position it at any angle relative to the handle.

The invention is designed to provide the handle with a slotted or slitted' portion, the bifurcation of which is resilient in order to draw the sections together thus securely holding the blade in afixed position.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive holder in which the blade can be easily adjusted to any desired angle and when not in use can'be moved into the slot in the handle thereby sheathing the cutting edges of the blade.

The invention resides more particularly in the novel combinations hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 represents a front elevation of a holder embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3'is a view like Fig. 1 showing a different blade clamped in the holder.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 4 4.- of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section taken along the line 5 5 of thesame.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken along the line 6 6 of Fig. 3.

The holder consists of a cylindrical handle 5 preferably made of wood and having reinforcing caps 6 of metal each respectively fixed to its upperand lower end. The handle has a. slotted or slitte'd portion 7 extending from its upper end longitudinally into the handle thereby dividing the handle adjacent the slot into two sections. The branches of the sec tion are spring'y so that they can be forced toward each other or spring apart within certain limits. v

A hole 8 near the upper end of the branches and located at right angles to the slot is provided for the insertion of a bolt 9 having a threaded end. The bolt includes a finger member 10 fixed to one end and a wing,nut 11 engages the threaded opposite end of the bolt.

As indicated in Figs. land 2 a Gillette blade 12 is mounted on the bolt which passes through one of its holes 14 and the cutting edge is arranged parallel with the handle.

- By tightening'the wing nut, it forces the branch sections together thereby clamping the blade therebetween, When it is desired to Shea-the the blade as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 the wing nut isloosened springing the sections away from each other, then turning the blade about the bolt to set it in the slot. It will be seenthat the diameter of the handle is suflicient to cover the cutting edges so that they will not protrude and accidently cut a person. The blade can readily be swung out of the handle to the position shown by fingering the edge projecting above the cap and in this position it can be used to cut any number of articles but if desired it could be placed at right angles to the handle and used for scraping paint or other purposes.

As shown in Fig. 3, the upper. end of the handle is provided with an Everready blade but, of course, any other make of blade with or without holes could be positioned in the same way. In this method of arranging the blade, the bolt is adapted to form a stop The holder can be carried in a persons pocket andin order to prevent the blade from moving out of the holder when it is housed in the slot, a spring catch bolt 15 arranged be low the screw bolt is provided. The bolt by the action of the spring impinges onto the surface of the .blade so as to force it against the wall of the slot.

I claim 1. A blade holder comprising ahandle having a slot extending from the upper end into the handle for receiving and sheathing a safety razor blade, a screw bolt coacting with the upper end of the slot, and a spring actuated catch bolt made to impinge onto the blade when sheathed. a

2. In combination a safety razor blade of the ordinary perforated type with arcuate ends, and a blade holder comprising a handle having resilient blade holding arms, a recess in the handle defined by said resilient arms for sheathing the blade in closed posiyond the end of the handle providing a manipulating means for the blade. I

3. A blade holder for razor blades of th ordinary perforated type having arcuate ends comprising a handle having resilient arms with a blade sheathing space between them, and adjusting means engaging the arms and one of the perforations of the blade for pressing said arms on said blade to hold it in a predetermined position, said adjusting means being located closer to the end of the arms than to the corresponding end of the blade whereby when the said blade is .in sheathed position one arcuate end projects beyond the ends of the arms thereby providing and manipulating means for the blade.

4. In combination asafety razor blade of the ordinary perforated type with arcuate ends, and ablade holder comprising a handle havingresilient blade holding arms; a

. space in the handle defined by said resilient arms for sheathing the blade in closed position, a screw bolt passing, through the resilient arms and through a perforation 'of the blade and located closer to the end of the beyond the end of the handle providing a manipulating means for the blade, and a spring actuated catch bolt made to impinge onto the blade when sheathed.

5. A blade holder for razor blades of the ordinary perforated type having arcuate ends comprising a handle having resilient arms with a blade sheathing space between them, adjusting means engaging the arms and one of the perforations of the blade for pressing said arms .on said blade to hold it in a predetermined position, said adjusting means being located closer to the end'of the arms than to the corresponding end of the blade whereby when the said blade is in sheathed position one arcuate end projects beyond the ends of the arms thereby providing a manipulating means for the blade, and a spring actuated catch bolt made to impinge onto the blade when sheathed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set In hand.

y TIMOTHY F. CROWLEY. 

